Marian Prayers

Marian prayers

LADY OF PERPETUAL SUCCOUR By Mary Herbert.

Mother I after weary waiting

Through a Rosary of years,

Thou hast heard my Life's petition—

Thou hast banished all my fears;

Though, alas too oft forgetful

Of thy gentle, loving care,

Thou hast not disdained to hearken

To my oft-repeated prayer.

Oft while with a dreary sameness

Duty moulds each passing day,

Midst its claims too oft neglectful

We, thy children, fail to pray;

Yet amid the tapers gleaming

Brightly at thy favoured Shrine,

Wait thy suppliants' petitions

From dim dawn till day's decline.

MY MOTHER'S PICTURE

Citation : MY MOTHER'S PICTURE. (1944, June 22). Catholic Weekly(Sydney, NSW : 1942 - 1954), p. 12. Retrieved May 31, 2015, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article146489910

Mother, your virgin beauty has compelled

The hands of masters famed adown the years;

The greatest names in art are linked with yours

In some Madonna praised on every tongue.

And I have seen them, Mother, and have sought

My Mother's eyes, her look, her very soul;

But ne'er those soft creations touched a chord

Within my heart

St Therese of Lisieux's poem about Our Lady of Perpetual Succour

St Teresa

On my way to Heaven,
Where I shall see you,
Your beloved image accompanies me
on my earthly journey
to be my Perpetual Help.

You know how your sweet image
captivates my soul,
Near you I breath the fragrance of love,
And find my peace in your gaze.

Your maternal smile shone above me,
When I was good,
When I erred, sad was your gaze upon me.

My childish prayer you welcomed with caresses and maternal love,
I look upon you and weep no longer,
For I anticipate my Heaven.

My Mother, support me in the terrors
of my battle for God on earth,
To bring to Him my prisoners of war,
A thousand souls for His love.

Image of Mary, be always for me
A rich honeycomb of love,
To sweeten the bitterness of death;

My eyes to ever draw from you my consolation.

From this earth to you I go
Throwing myself into your arms,
To rest forever in your sweet embrace,
which none will ever take from me.

Prayer to OLPS by St John Paul II

Oh Mother of Perpetual Succour,

Holy Mother of the Redeemer,

magnificent sign of hope, we entreat you,

come to the aid of your people, who long to rise again.

Give to all the joy,

of approaching the third millennium in conscious and active solidarity with the poorest among us,

proclaiming in a new and valiant manner

the Gospel of your Son,

the foundation and summit of all co-existence,

in longing for a true peace, fair and lasting peace.

Like the infant Jesus,

whom we admire in this venerated icon,

we too wish to clasp your right hand.

You have the power and the goodness to help us in every need and situation.

This is your hour!

Come to our aid And be the refuge and hope of us all.

Amen

Prayer to our Mother of Perpetual Help

O Mother of Perpetual Help, grant that I may ever invoke Thy most powerful name, which is the safeguard of the living and the salvation of the dying. O Purest Mary, O sweetest Mary, let Thy name henceforth be ever on my lips. Delay me, O Blessed Lady, to help me whenever I call on Thee, for in all my needs, in all my temptations I shall never cease to call on Thee, ever repeating Thy sacred name, Mary, Mary, O what consolation, what sweetness, what confidence what emotion fill my soul when I pronounce Thy sacred name, or even only think of Thee. I thank God for having given Thee, for my good, so sweet, so powerful, so lovely a name. But I will not be content with merely pronouncing Thy name; let my love for Thee prompt me ever to hail Thee, Mother of Perpetual Help.

Say nine Hail Marys.